Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-23
AN ADDRESS
tee OF Virginia, showing lnsincerity on
the Part of the Democrats.

PETERSBURG, Va, Aug. %.
Inc republican State committee has issued
sn address to the people charging the demo-
Gratis OF the State with insincerity in remand
ing the repeal OF the internal revenue system
and the passage of the Blair bill, and at the
same time endorsing President Cleveland,
who opposes both measures: also of insin-
certy in demanding the repeal of the internal
revenue system, whereas the democratic
national platform Of 1884 promised no repeal
of said system, but its continuance and an
appropriation of revenue TO the payment of
pensions, and the democrat majority in the
49th Congress through Chairman Morrison
of the Ways and Means Committee adversely
reported the bill to reduce such taxes, while
the bill to repeal the tax on tobacco was also
reported adversely.
The address declares that in the 47th Con-
gress, the only one for ten years, in which
the republicans had a msjority, the internal
revenue taxes were reduced $50, 900, 900 and
the tax on tobacco l6 to Is cents, and at the
moment the republicans lost power they were
prepared to further reduce said taxes and if
they return to power will remove the burden
which these domestic products have so long
endured.
The address also charges the Roanoke
platform with inconsistency In demanding
revenue by tariff on imports, whereas the
entire record of the democratic party is for
the reduction of import tariffs TO virtual free
tracIs.
1t charges the democrats with breaking the
pledge not to disturb the settlement of the
State debt made by the republicans in which
pledge they regained power in 1888; also
charge inconsistency in advocating federal
aid to pay the State debt, which was first
advocated by Blaine in 1884 and is a republi-
can doctrine.
Speaking of democratic friendliness to the
agricultural interests the address says that
Secretary Manning recommended to the 10th
Congress that the duty on corn. wheat, hay
and other farm products be relieved of tariff
dnlles and that tea and coffee be taxed as
luxuries Cleveland endorsed this and the
dlmocrstic party endorsed Cleveland.
'Friendship which would bring the agrl-
cultural products of the world into competi-
ton with our own home market, says the
address, "msy prove costly to she farmer"
democratic assurances of friendship to
the laboriDg men are timely" continues
the address, from party whose admins
tration Indicted and prosecutes cooperative
labor, while il has brought convict labor into
active competition with every honest industry
in town and country and whose membership
is coordinate in many localities in this State
with the law and oroer league instituted in
opposition 10 labor organizations
The people of the State are warned to look
to the Republicans for legislation in favor
OF American and State interests. The adj
dress elaine a republican msjority of 0,000
in the State.
The democrats are called on to explain the
increase of 81 500, 900 in the State debt, the
growing cost OF the State administration, the
disappearance without adequate results Of
various public funds, stuffng of ballot boxes,
and fraudul ent counts in various parts Of the
State.